Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
THE RAIL.oAD RECoRD.
General frame Manager Kimball Talks
Of the UnioA Paetne and Its A0Airs-
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TRAINS PASSING THROUGH TIE
GARRISON STATION, June 8O.-[Special to
The Miner.]-The Mullan Tunnel is again
/ open for traffic. Passenger trains both
least and west-bound passed through to.
day, and the great bore is safe.
A SPIRITED OF THE MONTANA UNION
4 MANAGEMENT.
ANACONDA, June SOTO the Editor Of
The Miner.]-Some harsh criticisms have
appeared lately in the Anaconda Review as
to the merits or rather dement's of the
General Manager and Superintendent OF
the Montana Union Railway. OF the Gen
eral Manager I know nothing, but am in q
position to say q good word in favor OF
Mr.. Dawson. az I have known him for a
long true. As a superintendent he ranks
second to none, and for q long term OF
years had charge OF one Of the finest roads
in the world, and would have been there
yet but for q fusion OF companies, which
threw several officials out, he included.
The train service between Anaconda and
Butte might be better, but it is exactly as
Mr.. Dawson found it, and sufficient au-
thority is not vested in his hands to make
any radical changes. The present service
is superior to that given by the q. & n.
and yet we never heard any particular
complaint in the narrow gauge days. /
really think there is something personal
connected with the caustic remarks Of the
Anaconda Review. In conclusion, I will
venture to assert that two better railroad
men do not exist than j. E. Dawson and
G. A. Peavy. II there is anything wrong
with the M. U. r. management it is not in
their departments, and l know whereof l
speak, in which point l differ from some
others in this vicinity. FAIR PLAY. .
NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The statement of the New York Central
railway for the three months ending June
3Oth shows the gross earnings to have
been s.. 63S, 900; net earnings, 5 1897, 900;
increase, 1887. 900; surplus after paying
dividend. $466, OOO. The statement of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian
apolis railroad for six months ending June
3Oth shows: Gross earnings, $3,498, 900;
increase, 1868 900; net earnings. $685., 600;
increase, 81, COG. 600: surplus. $1,000.
NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM WIDEN
New YORK, June 3O.-The directors Of
the roads in the Vanderbilt system to-day
declared the following dividends: New
York Central, one per ceut for the quarter;
Lake Shore, two per cent for the half;
Michigan Central, two per cent for the half;
Canada Southern, one and one.quarter per
cent for the half year.
MORE IN DETAIL.
New YORK, June 3O.-The Michigan Gen.
trail statement for the six months ending
June 80, shows the gross earnings to be
Sc, 361 600, an increase of 1925, 600. The
net earnings are 81, 600, an increase
of 1896 900. The surplus, after the pay
nent of the dividend. is $4,000. The fo,-
is the statement of the Lake Shore
company for June 80: Gross earnings,
So, 6O3 900; increase. 81, 1853, 1878: net in
crease, $3.58O,OOO; increase. 81. 1872, 600;
surplus, after payment Of charges and divi-
dends, 81, 100000.
ON THE STAND.
OMAHA, June 3O.-Before the Pacific In
Committee to-day Traffic Man.
ager Kimball testified regarding the free
pass system, rebates and other particulars.
He said he permitted the issuance of passes
to members of the press, members OF Legis-
lative bodies as a matter of policy, made
by the practice of other roads to
San Francisco, lecturers, sisters of charity,
news agents and persons having business
establishments on the lines. The Union
Pacific gave the Standard Oil company a
because hat company gave the
company fifty per cent. of it's transconti-
mental business, and rebates had been
given the Pacific Mail, as the Union Pa
share in the transcontinental pool,
and also one condition of the said pool
agreed to maintain rates between San
Francisco and New York.